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Romanticism in The Magicians and Frankenstein

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The Magicians written by Lev Grossman and Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley are 19th century Romantic narrative because of their use of Childhood Innocence, the beauty and sublime of nature, characters being Byronic Heroes, and the use of Pathetic Fallacy with both The Magicians and Frankenstein. In The Magicians, a television show, Quentin Coldwater captures the ideals of Childhood Innocence, and the qualities of a Byronic Hero. Along with the setting and his interaction with the settings all capture those three parts of Romanticism. As well as, in Frankenstein with the monster has the Childhood Innocence since he is born into the novel with no corruption by the outside world, the setting’s affect on Victor Frankenstein and his Byronic traits. The Magicians is a contemporary example of a Romantic narrative. The main character Quentin Coldwater is the poster child of many of the Romantic ideals.  He during his childhood he wants of wanting a magical world (Fillory) and magi...
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Doctor Who’s View on The Elizabethan Era

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The Elizabethan era is marked from Queen Elizabeth I’s reign 1558 to 1603. William Shakespeare was born, and wrote during her reign. The Elizabethan era. During Doctor Who’s Season 3 Episode 2(“The Shakespeare Code”), we see a dramatized version of what life during Elizabethan England was like when The Doctor and Martha Jones meet William Shakespeare and encounter witches. Compared to Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Trevor Nunn’s production of Twelfth Night or What You Will. During this time, there was a heavy social rank, and no social mobility. People opportunities varied based upon their status and location. This can be shown through this Doctor Who episode when Martha and The Doctor went to the Global theatre (which may not be one hundred percent historically accurate).The wealthy and poor in different areas in the global theatre, and the floor area (where the poor would stand) was full and the seated area was emptier. Even with that, the theatre is full and we can see that...
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